diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index 702197b..92db6b9 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ThemeProvider } from '@/components/theme-provider';
 import { Toaster } from '@/components/ui/toaster';
 import { TooltipProvider } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import StoreProvider from '@/stores/store-provider';
 
 const inter = Inter({ subsets: ['latin'] });
 
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ export default function RootLayout({
           enableSystem
           disableTransitionOnChange
         >
-          <Background />
-          <Toaster />
-          <TooltipProvider>{children}</TooltipProvider>
+          <StoreProvider>
+            <Background />
+            <Toaster />
+            <TooltipProvider>{children}</TooltipProvider>
+          </StoreProvider>
         </ThemeProvider>
       </body>
     </html>
diff --git a/stores/store-provider.tsx b/stores/store-provider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bfbc95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stores/store-provider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { type PropsWithChildren, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { StoreInterface, StoreType } from './store';
+import { initializeStore, StoreContextProvider } from './store';
+
+export default function StoreProvider({
+  children,
+  ...props
+}: PropsWithChildren) {
+  const storeRef = useRef<StoreType>();
+
+  if (!storeRef.current) {
+    storeRef.current = initializeStore(props);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <StoreContextProvider value={storeRef.current}>
+      {children}
+    </StoreContextProvider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/stores/store.ts b/stores/store.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c7672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stores/store.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { createContext, useContext } from 'react';
+import { createStore, useStore as useZustandStore } from 'zustand';
+import { PreloadedStoreInterface } from './store-provider';
+
+export interface StoreInterface {
+  lastUpdate: number;
+  light: boolean;
+  count: number;
+  tick: (lastUpdate: number) => void;
+  increment: () => void;
+  decrement: () => void;
+  reset: () => void;
+}
+
+function getDefaultInitialState() {
+  return {
+    lastUpdate: new Date(1970, 1, 1).getTime(),
+    light: false,
+    count: 0,
+  } as const;
+}
+
+export type StoreType = ReturnType<typeof initializeStore>;
+
+const storeContext = createContext<StoreType | null>(null);
+
+export const StoreContextProvider = storeContext.Provider;
+
+export function useStore<T>(selector: (state: StoreInterface) => T) {
+  const store = useContext(storeContext);
+
+  if (!store) throw new Error('Store is missing the provider');
+
+  return useZustandStore(store, selector);
+}
+
+export const initializeStore = (preloadedState: PreloadedStoreInterface) => {
+  return createStore<StoreInterface>((set, get) => ({
+    ...getDefaultInitialState(),
+    ...preloadedState,
+    tick: (lastUpdate) =>
+      set({
+        lastUpdate,
+        light: !get().light,
+      }),
+    increment: () =>
+      set({
+        count: get().count + 1,
+      }),
+    decrement: () =>
+      set({
+        count: get().count - 1,
+      }),
+    reset: () =>
+      set({
+        count: getDefaultInitialState().count,
+      }),
+  }));
+};